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Kaziranga to be opened to tourists from Nov 1 [1]

Guwahati: Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, which is closed for tourists annually from June to October due to the rains, is to be opened from Nov 1, the park director said Friday.

Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in Assam for domestic and foreign tourists, mainly due to the one-horned rhinos. According to government data, the park has been recording an increasing number of tourists every year. Last season, a total of around 1.25 lakh foreign and domestic tourists visited the park, officials said.

Publication Date: 
20/10/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong) [2]
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Kaziranga SA [3], UNESCO [4], Tourism [5], Rhinoceros [6], Poaching [7], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [8], Wildlife Tourism [9], High Court [10], Public Interest Litigation (PIL) [11], Wildlife [12], Assam [13]
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